Bedstead-fastening.



No. 673,947. Patented May l4, 190i. T. H. GILHAM & S. J. SOUDER.

BEDSTEAD FASTENING.

(Application filed Dec. 15, 1900.

l To all whom itmcty concern.-

' and SAMUEL J. SOUDER, citizens of the United UNITED STATES TlQFF mn-j- THOMAS H. GILHAM AND SAMUEL J. soUDEaonL GRAnDn, OREGON.

BEDSTEAD-FASTZE'NIN'GI srnorrronmlon ro ing part of Letters Pa na-m; 6.73,9s7 ,-dated 1fiay14, 1901.

' ApplioationfiladDeoembar15,1901). SarielNa40,0.l8. (Ne-model.) 5 i Be it known that we, THOMAS H. GILHAM proved detachable fastening forsecnring the side rails-to the foot and head boards of 'an ordinarj woodenbeds'tead without weakenin g the parts by letting the fastening into the rails-and the end boards. It is furthermore designed to secure a snug and rigid connectionbetween the parts of the fasteniug,so as to prevent looseness of the bed-frame,and finally to facilitate the engagement and disengage-- ment of the interlocked parts,,so as to permit of the bedstead being readily setu p and taken apart.

With these and other objects in view the presentinveuti'on consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be herein-.

after more fully described, shown-in the accom panying drawings,and particularlypointed out in the; appended'claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion,

"size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the-advantages of the invention. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present fastening applied to connect one end of a side rail to the adjacentlend board of a bedstead. Fig. 2 is a detail sec.- tional elevation of the fastening removed from the bedstead and showing the manner of interlocking the two members of the device. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the parts separated. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 at of Fig. 2.

Like'characters of reference designate corresponding parts in allof the figures of the drawings. Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the present device comprises the endboard member 1' and the side-rail member 2, which have a detachable interlocked engagement. The end-board member is in the form" of 'a'flat plate having opposite terminal perforateearsior the reception of fastenings 3,

I whereby the member is secured flat against the inner side of the leg t of the adjacent andboard 5, 'as shown .in Fig. l'of the drawings;

The 'plate is'also provided'with an outerintermediateextension' 6, havinga perforation 7 for the reception of a fastening'8 to form an additional connection-to theipost. Opposite the perforation? there is another intermedi-' ate perforati0n'9, located adjacent to the i --1 nor edge of the plate for the reception of wood-screw 10, as shownin Fig. 4.of the drawings. Adjacent to the 'inneredge of the pl'ate and aimed longitndinally thereof vided with a wedge shaped notch 12,- which separates the upperportionof the lug from the adjacent ,front face of the plate, thereby forming a hook. The other member of the fasteningis of substantially the same 'shape as the former member and-has theterminal perforations and the intermediate perforate extension for the reception of fastening devices 13, whereby the member issecu're'd to the inner side of-the adjacent end of the side rail 14, as shown in Fig. 1 of the'drawings.

Upon the outer side of'the plate'thereis provided a longitudinally-extending and late! allyprojected oblong box or casing 15,whic'h is flush with the inner longitudinal ed of .the plate and has this'flush "edge provided I with the opposite longitudinally-mined slots or openings 16. The inner side jof this box or casing is open for its entire length and has its inner ends provided with corresponding I transverse shoulders 17, against-which. rest' the opposite ends of the removable face-piate intermediate fastening-ear, the inner-open side of the box being normally-closed by a detachable .face-plate, so that the interior thereof may be readily accessible to extermi'nate any verminwhich may collect there; in. plying the casing to the lug-plate, so that the The two me mbers'are interlocked .by.ap

166- lugs are received through the respective slots,

16, after which 'the casing is forced down-f5 wardly, so that the upper edges of the open-'- ings may be received within the'respeotive I 5 0 are the opposite outwardlyprojecting lugs 11, each ofwhich has its upper edge'pro-' notches of the lugs, the engaging faces of the lugs and the inner side of the casing having corresponding bevels, as best shown in Fig. 20f the'drawings, so as to draw the members together, and thereby form a snug and rigid interlocked connection therefor. -The members may be readily disconnected by a reverse operation. Upon examination of Fig. 2 it will be observed that the depth of the notches in the lugs is such that the engaging'beveled edges thereof bind upon theadjacent inner I wall portions of thercasing before, the top bedstead, as are all of the other fastenings,

whereby the rounded heads form but slight projections a'nd are conveniently accessible for being tightened by a screw-driver.

What is claimed is A bedstead-fastening, consistin of opposite members for attachment respectively to a corner-post and a side rail, one of the members having a fiat attaching-plate provided with perforations for the reception of fastenings, and a plurality of laterally-projected lugs or projections provided in corresponding edges with wedge-shaped notches,of which the plate forms the inner edges, the other member consisting of a' box having outwardlydirected perforate marginal attaching-ears flush with the inner side thereof, the outer edge of the box being provided with slots or op nings corresponding to and for the reception of the respective "lugs or project-ions of the former member, and corres onding end edges of the slots being bevele upon their ,inner sides 'to correspond to and snugly fit against the outer beveled orinolined edges of the notches of the respective projections.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto a'ffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses THOMAS H. GILHAM. SAMUEL J. SOUDER. \Vitnesses:

I W. GRANDY, II. T. \VILLIAMS. 

